Smyrna times., 1887-09-07

the State reached, a1d erected their
line through the town on Monday. On
reaching the edge of the town it was
diverted to the bye streets because of
the interference it would make with
the shade trees, re-entering Main
street again near the mill pond. The
work of putting in the phones has not
! yet commenced
| WHAT is called "Trotting Matinee"
free for all, will take place at Poplar
Grove Park ON the Middle Alley road.
at 8 o'clock ON Friday afternoon. The
principal feature will be race for a
purse between d. L. Sp-uance's gray
horse, J. l. G. and ]. f. Goldsborough's
dunn horse, Frank. The horse of the
hrst named has the privilege of running
against that of the latter trotting,
There will also be a running race.
THEspOrtsmen whOgo sniping around
the persimmOn pond had better be lit
tie more careful in which wav their
guns point, or they may get themselves
In trouble. The other day an elderly
woman on East street while out in her
yard was hit in the back by several
shot, but their force had been too well
spent to do any serious hurt. The
people in this part of the town like
those of any other, like to 90 outside
their doors without the fear of being
| shot.
CERTAIN newspaper critics have re-
Gently charged that the adjective use
OF the word centennial" as for in
stance the Constitutional Centennial
Anniversary" at Philadelphia, is un-
grammatical, and therefore improper.
because it is Pathological, the word
centennial" itself meaning an ami
versary.
What has brother Taylor of the
Record to say on the subject? It is
Tune such an important question was
settled.
The celebration of the Centennial of
the Constitution in Philadelphia in the
middle OF September promises to be as
popular as the bi-centennial, and will
doubtless attract crowds to the Quaker
city. For the sake of the people of
Delaware we hope that the railroad
authorities will have better facilities for
the handling of the great masses who
always attend such celebrations than
they had in 1882. Many remember
their experiences then with a shudder
at their narrow escape from death.
The tomato Gamers are likely to
come up short this year in their cal.
culations, because of the scarcity of the
product of the vine The first cause
the damage to the blossoms by the rain
has been alluded to- the other is the
result of the ravages of the tomato
worm, which like the curculio and
other destroying insects, has amounted
to a plague. In some patches the
work IN the hopeless task of fdestroying
the worms is represented to be greater
than that of gathering the tomatoes.
THE BreaktCGter Light is responsible
for the following:
Late telegraphic dispatches inform
us that the laws of Delaware lately
passed were seen attempting to escape
from Dover, Armed bands of Della
warlanstand Sentinels' had surround
ed the custodian who was guarded bv
| Wilmington and Middletown trOons
who were routed with great losses to
the tax payers of the State. The laws
are now supposed to be pigeoned- -holed
in the cheapest printing Office in Della
ware"
WE had occasion two or three weeks
ago to refer to certain family troubles
becoming so public as to amount to n
nuisance, that would be treated as
such. Happily, this has apparently
ceased, but this week complaint comes
from Market street that the residents
in the vicinity of butchers shop are
shocked at the offensive language and
brutal treatment the wife and family
are subjected to. They say that what
has been submitted to for months with
the hope that there would be a change
for the better is rather growing worse.
and if the offences are not abated the
man will answer before another tri-
bunal than public opinion.
PERSONS crossing the railroad tracks
at grades north and south of CLAYTON.
should keep a vigilant lookout for the
approach of trains which under the
new rules do not blow for cross roads.
but instead ring the bell. Last Mon
day afternoon while A. L. Hudson, Jr..
was leisurely crossing the track at Jim
town driving team, locomotive came
tearing down the road from CLAYTON
and furiously ringing her bell. Mr..
Hudson paid no attention to this until
the engineer gave a whistle blast. when
he looked up and saw his danger. He
put whip to his team, and as the rear
wheels left the track the engine dash
ed past. From this it is evident people
must do some looking out for them
selves under the new order of things
other than approach railroad crossings |
absorbed in thought.
THERE was a gratifying attendance
and readiness of the children on the |
lst inst, for the opening of the Public |
Schools. In fact number of the pu-
pills were quite ready before that. |
not because they want to study so |
hard, but they wanted the association |
which the school gives in calling them |
home and bringing them together. |
The commencement OfschOOl promptly |
on the lst, instead of waiting until |
Monday the 9th, was wise step and a |
virtual gain of almost q week, entering |
on Monday thoroughly classified and |
ready for untramelled work. We are
glad to know that Mr.. Lake, the new /
Principal, gives promise of being q
worthy successor of Mr.. Handy. He |
Intends, with the approval of the |
Board of Directors, to add another |
study to his department, that of book
keeping, which ought, as it doubtless
will, be appreciated by the members
of the higher classes.
A COPY Of q large New England daily
has been received at this Office as It
doubtless has at thousands Of others
giving full account with illustrations
OF certain mines in Arizona and the de-
slrability of their stock for investment
This dazzling reading means that tbe
company wants nvestors-wants the
hard-earned spare money ofthe unwarv.
According to the advertisement-for
is nothing but an advertisement. az
though placed In the columns set apart
for reading matter-these Tortillita are
the richest mines ever known, before
which the Golconda ofancient history,
and the modern ones Of Comstock and
Silver King are but heaps Of worthless
diFt. They viii yield millions Of dol.
lars Of profit yearly, aeGarding 10 the
prospectus. Silver mines are deceptive
things, and there have been thopsands !